Jinding, Mount Emei

- Jinding is located at the second peak of Mount Emei, adjacent to the top of the Buddha peak of the Emei peak. It is the most concentrated place of Mount Emei temples and scenic spots, and is the essence of Emei.

--Standing on the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of Chengdu Plain. When the weather is fine, you can see Gongga snow mountain.

--The four major scenic spots of Emei include Buddha light, sunrise, sea of clouds and holy lamp. You can not only enjoy the sunrise in the sea of clouds, but also worship the world's highest Golden Buddha, the statue of sages in all directions.

--Each of the three landscapes can only be seen by luck, and the karma of Buddhism will be fully reflected here.

--If you want to see the sunrise and the sea of clouds, you may need to start from the reception hall very early. It's hard. It is suggested to take the cableway or arrive at Jinding one day in advance.

Jinding, Mount Emei

Jinding of Mount Emei, also known as Huazang temple, is located on the main peak of Mount Emei in Sichuan Province, China (29.52567 ° n, 103.336802 ° E), with an altitude of 3077 meters. It is the end of the mountain tour of Emei and one of the national key Buddhist temples in the Han area.

The Jinding of Mount Emei was built in the Tang Dynasty. The roof was covered by tin tiles. It was also known as "Yinding" in the Yuan Dynasty. On the side of the temple is woyun nunnery, with dining hall and guest rooms for tourists. In Jinding, you can watch the four wonders of Emei: sunrise, sea of clouds, Buddha's light and holy lamp. Jinding is adjacent to Qianfo Ding and Wanfo Ding. There are also buildings on Wanfo Ding and sightseeing Cableways connecting Jinding and the reception hall.

The Golden Summit of Mount Emei is the most concentrated place in Mount Emei temples and scenic spots. In 1983, it was listed as a national key Buddhist temple.

Basic introduction

The Golden Summit of Emei is adjacent to the ten thousand Buddha summit of Emei, with an altitude of 3079 meters. The mountain is high and the clouds are low, and the scenery is magnificent. Tourists can enjoy the sunrise, the sea of clouds and the Buddha light by the steep sacrificial rock. After the Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008, the altitude increased by about two meters from the original 3077 meters.

Emei essence

Jinding is the most concentrated place in Mount Emei temples and scenic spots. The highest 26 meters, the total area of 1614 square meters of gold top and the copper hall each, and the first mountain Pavilion "copper Pavilion", for Emei essence. In 1983, it was listed as the national key Temple of Buddhism in Han area. Jinding and the first Pavilion of Mount Emei were designed and built by Hangzhou Jinxing Copper Group Co., Ltd. led by Zhu Bingren, a master of Chinese copper technology.

geographical position

Mount Emei is known as the most magical place in the world.

30 degrees north latitude, the most mysterious area on earth, has countless mysteries. China's Sichuan Basin, known as the "land of abundance", is the only area in the world where ancient civilization originated at 30 degrees north latitude and has not been desertified. Mt. Emei is located at 30 degrees north latitude, southwest of Sichuan Basin. It is named because the two mountains face each other and are shaped like a moth. Its three peaks stand up and the cliff faces the sky. Since ancient times, the 3077 meter Golden Summit has been known as the ladder of heaven.

Emei Mountain is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, standing between the Dadu River and the Qingyi River. It is the only natural and cultural heritage site in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. In the course of thousands of years of vicissitudes, Mt. Emei has picked up the aura of heaven and earth, and created a paradise integrating more than 1000 kinds of medicinal plants, more than 3000 kinds of higher plants, and 2300 kinds of animals. It is an ideal place for practitioners to practice. As early as 5000 years ago, the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, the ancestor of China, came to Mount Emei twice and asked. More than 1000 years ago, the naive emperor talked about Mount Emei, which was the origin of Taoism in Mount Emei. After a monk built the first Buddhist temple in the Yangtze River Valley on Mount Emei 1900 years ago, Mount Emei became the birthplace of Buddhism in the Yangtze River Valley and was listed as one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. Today, the blood of Mount Emei still flows with the profound cultural heritage of the three religions, namely, the source of Taoism, the beginning of Buddhism and the realm of Confucianism. It gracefully and calmly embodies the philosophy of life and the wisdom of life.

Name source

The earliest building in Jinding is said to be Puguang hall in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guangxiang temple in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and Tiewa hall rebuilt by monk Baotan in the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty. Xiwa hall and Tongwa hall were founded by biechuan monk in Ming Dynasty. Jinding Jindian is a bronze hall founded by Zen master Miaofeng in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. Emperor Zhu Yijun of Wanli named it "Yongming Huazang Temple". Jinding got its name from "Jindian". According to relevant records, the golden hall is two Zhang four foot five inch high, one Zhang three foot five inch wide and one Zhang three foot five inch deep. The four walls of tile pillars, doors and windows are all made of bronze mixed with gold. There are statues of Puxian Bodhisattva in the middle and ten thousand small Buddhas beside them. On the walls of the doors are carved the road map of the whole Shu mountains and rivers. The craftsmanship is exquisite, and it's amazing. When the morning sun shines on the top of the mountain, the golden palace is shining in the sun, dazzling, very spectacular, so people call it "Jinding". Unfortunately, during the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, due to a fire, the golden hall was destroyed, and only one bronze stele was left. On the one hand, there is a record of the newly built bronze Hall of Yongming Huazang temple in da'e mountain written by Wang liaozong and collected Wang Xizhi's words, and on the other hand, there is a record of the Golden Hall of Puxian in Emei Mountain written by Fu guangzhai and collected Chu suiliang's words. From these relics, we can imagine how magnificent the golden hall was.

After the copper hall was destroyed, monk Xinqi built a brick hall at the original site during the reign of Guangxu. On April 8, 1972, another fire broke out, and the whole Huazang temple was reduced to ashes again. In 1986, the state allocated 2.6 million yuan to rebuild the Huazang temple, which was completed on September 11, 1990. Nowadays, the scale of Huazang temple is larger than that of the original one, with high construction quality, flying loft and flowing elixir, grand and magnificent, and high-rise hall.

Detailed introduction

Fire disaster

In the past, there were 548 temples and squatters in Jinding, which can accommodate thousands of people to eat at the same time. It is the largest building complex in the whole mountain. Since the founding of the people's Republic of China, the state has allocated funds for maintenance. Ten years of turmoil has caused serious damage. What is more serious is that the relevant units occupying Jinding used the wooden temple as a diesel generator room. On April 8, 1972, a fire broke out, and the ruthless fire destroyed Jinding and Huazang temple. The fire destroyed 2 bronze doors, 7 copper walls, 1 bronze stele, 2 copper towers, copper stoves, copper bottles, and countless bronze mirrors; 8972 pieces of ivory Buddha, Xilian lamp, sand fed Buddhist scriptures, and ancient celebrity calligraphy and paintings were burned; Yongde monk was also killed by the fire.

In particular, there are only two "Beilong Tibetan scriptures" in China, and this one collected in Jinding temple is the most complete, with a total of 7600 copies (woodcut version), which were burned to ashes. The person responsible for the accident is punished by law. After the fire, governments at all levels attached great importance to the reconstruction of the Huazang temple in Jinding, which Premier Zhou Enlai had repeatedly asked about before his death.

Redevelopment of Jinding

Since 1986, the people's Government of Sichuan Province has allocated 3.5 million yuan for renovation. In August of the same year, the ground was broken. After four years of intensive construction, it was completed in 1989 and handed over to Emeishan Buddhist Association for management. The newly-built Huazang temple in Jinding covers an area of more than 1690 square meters. The whole building is composed of high, medium and low levels. It is divided into the Golden Hall (Puxian Hall), Daxiong hall, Maitreya hall, ancestral hall, Abbot's room, Zen hall and squatter room. The layout is reasonable, with red walls, yellow tiles, white jade railings and marble floors, basically maintaining the original pattern. The plaque of Huazang temple at the main gate is written by president Zhao Puchu. On September 11, 1990, more than 200 eminent monks and more than 1000 people from all walks of life gathered at home and abroad to hold the inauguration ceremony and Kaiguang Dharma meeting. The newly built Huazang temple is majestic and magnificent, standing on the top of the Golden Summit of Mt. Emei at an altitude of 3077 meters, which makes Mt. Emei more beautiful. The rebuilt Huazang Temple adopts reinforced concrete frame structure and stone brick mixed structure, and is equipped with fire prevention, lightning protection, water storage and drainage facilities.

Main games

Jinding copper Hall

At the top of Jinding, there is a rare treasure called "Jinding copper hall", which was donated by Zen master Miaofeng to Lu'an, the vassal of Western Shu in 1602. The hall is 8 meters high, 4.8 meters wide and 4.3 meters deep, with double eaves carved on it and embroidered Brown lock windows around it. The whole body is welded with copper pieces. The eaves tiles on the roof are made of gold. Under the sunlight, they are glittering and shining for hundreds of miles. The bronze hall is built with a bronze statue of Pu Xian riding on an elephant, which is more than 5 meters high. There are 24 bronze Buddhas on both sides of the hall. The door Fang Yin engraved "cloud stack sword Pavilion" and "the whole picture of Emei Mountain Road", around the copper wall engraved with scriptures and ten thousand Buddha statues. There are also bronze pagodas and steles outside the bronze hall. Interestingly, most of the gates of temples face south, but the gates of Mount Emei face east, and the bronze halls of Jinding face west. This is the unique feature of Mount Emei. It is said that in the past, believers from Tibet only worshiped Jinding, because Sakyamuni's hometown was in the western regions. Unfortunately, it was burned down in the Qing Dynasty.

Huazang Temple

Jinding Huazang temple is built on the mountain, with three halls distributed from low to high on the central axis. The first hall is Maitreya hall. On the door of the hall is a gold plaque of "Huazang Temple" inscribed by Mr. Zhao Puchu. On both sides are horizontal plaques of "Wande solemnity" (inscribed by master jueguang) and "wish the sea solemnity" (inscribed by master Zhumo). The statue of Maitreya, 2.9 meters high, is worshipped in the temple. Behind it is a bronze statue of Weituo, 2.6 meters high. Inside the hall are three legged bronze tripods and bronze steles in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

Maitreya hall on both sides of the guest hall, and there is a link

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